ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING SYSTEM WHICH LEVERAGES A SOCIAL NETWORKING SERVICE TO DELIVER ALERTS TO MOBILE PHONES OR DEVICES

• US 20160371952A1
• Filed: 08/29/2016
• Published: 12/22/2016
• Est. Priority Date: 03/20/2010
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: NimbeLink Corp
• Original Assignee: NimbeLink Corp
• Inventors: Felgate, Arthur Everett
• Application Number:
  US15/250,430
• Publication Number:
  US 20160371952A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: G05B 11/01 electric
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0224 based on user history
• CPC Class Codes: G08B 21/18 Status alarms G08B21/02 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: G08B 25/10 using wireless transmission systems G08B25/009 takes precedence

Abstract

A system for remote monitoring of environmental conditions at a site and transmitting alerts to interested parties'"'"' mobile devices via a social networking service is described. The system employs a wireless communications device, partially exposed outside a small, metal enclosure, to transmit SMS (text message) alerts to a social networking site. Interested parties, including other devices, receive the alerts by simply subscribing to the ‘user’ device. Thus, no configuration of the device by interested parties is required. Temperature alerts are generated by the device without user-configured or fixed thresholds. A wall-mounted installation of the device conceals the external antenna within the wall cavity.

Claims

1. An environmental monitoring system having a sensor and a microprocessor in communication with a network.

2. A method of sending an alarm to a social networking site, including sensing an environmental condition, detecting an alarm condition, and transmitting data relating to the alarm condition to a social networking site.